Yellowjackets wrap up successful week
The Union basketball teams had another successful week on the basketball courts as they won seven of the eight games they played.
The Lady Yellowjackets won all four games they played as they improved to 11-2 on the season while the Yellowjackets won three of their four contests to improve to 11-1 on the season.
Union returns to action this week with a trio of games. They will travel to Enterprise on Tuesday and host Newton County on Thursday. They will finish out their pre-Christmas schedule on Friday as they host Nanih Waiya.
Nanih Waiya 44
Yellowjackets 40
The Warriors staged a second-half comeback to take a four-point win over the Yellowjackets.
J.T. Vance led Union with 19 points while Jamarcus Jones had 12 points.
Lady Yellowjackets 43
The Lady Yellowjackets dominated the action as they took a 24-point win over the Lady Warriors.
Kamyia Russell and Keirra Russell each had 13 points apiece.
Lady Yellowjackets 38
West Lauderdale 32
The Lady Yellowjackets opened up a big lead in the first half and held on to take the win over the Lady Knights.
Union used a balanced scoring attack to grab the win as Kaliyah Temple led the Lady Yellowjackets with nine points. Kamyia Russell and Keirra Russell each had eight points apiece while Taniqua Hunter added six points.
In other action, the Yellowjackets beat West Lauderdale 46-33. The Lady Yellowjackets defeated Noxapater 44-9 and the Yellowjackets defeated Noxapater 51-39.
Rounding out the week of action was a boys and girls matchup against Newton County. The Yellowjackets won 55-46 and the Lady Yellowjackets won 34-19.